Shows Chicago Tonight Week in Review SORT Order Oldest FirstNewest First FILTER Date Range Start date End date Category - Any -Arts & EntertainmentBusinessCrime & LawEducationHealthPoliticsScience & NatureSports Keyword(s) Jul 3, 2019 Like ‘Biting into a Band-Aid’: Malort Returns to Chicago Malort, the Chicago-born liquor both praised (and panned) for its bracing bitterness, is made in Chicago once more. We visit Chicago’s CH Distillery to see what everyone’s wincing about. Jul 3, 2019 Deep Frydays: Take a Pizza My Heart In honor of the Fourth of July, we deep-fry what is perhaps Chicago’s greatest culinary contribution to America – and the globe: deep-dish pizza. Thanks to our sponsors: Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors View all sponsors Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Jul 2, 2019 Illinois Taxes Goods. But What About Services? Mayor Lori Lightfoot has been upfront recently that city residents should expect to pay more in taxes to help fill persistent budget holes. One she’s eyeing? A tax on services. Jul 2, 2019 Ask Geoffrey: Did a Crosstown Baseball Series in 1901 Actually Happen? Geoffrey Baer investigates an early attempt at a Chicago baseball crosstown classic – that may or may not have actually happened. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Jul 2, 2019 Electric Scooters Are Popular in Chicago, but Safety Concerns Linger For the past two weeks, electric scooters have been zipping around Chicago’s West Side. An update on how the pilot program is going. Jul 2, 2019 Supreme Court Gives Green Light to Gerrymandering. Now What? As states prepare to draw new election boundaries after the 2020 census, what can be done to ensure those maps give equal weight to all votes? Behind the practice of gerrymandering and the movement to curb it. Jul 2, 2019 Judge Pallmeyer Breaks Glass Ceiling at Chicago’s Federal Court Meet Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer, the first woman in the 200-year history of Chicago’s federal court to become chief judge. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Jul 2, 2019 Acclaimed Photographer Recalls Learning His Trade in Chicago 70 Years Ago We visit a career-spanning show of work by Marvin E. Newman, a still-working photographer who captured Chicago and its people in the 1940s and ‘50s. Jul 2, 2019 July 2, 2019 - Full Show Watch the July 2, 2019 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.” Jul 1, 2019 Illinois Looks to Drivers, Smokers to Fund Road Repairs If you filled up your gas tank Monday, you may have noticed it got pricier. What’s behind that bump, and what other new laws are going into effect at the start of Illinois’ new fiscal year. Jul 1, 2019 Digital Outlet The Triibe Launches Print Guide to Black Chicago In 2017, digital news publication The Triibe launched with the goal of reshaping the media narrative of black Chicago. Now, the outlet is venturing into print media with the release of the 2019 Triibe Guide. Jul 1, 2019 Pension Payment: Analysts on Outlook for State-Controlled Pension System If Chicago wants to ease its pension problems, it’ll need $1 billion in new taxes over the next three years. But Mayor Lori Lightfoot reportedly has another plan up her sleeve. Jul 1, 2019 New Book Inspired by Howard Reich’s ‘Intimate Conversations’ with Elie Wiesel After four years of conversations with the Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winner, the Chicago Tribune jazz and classical music critic wrote a book. Howard Reich joins us to discuss “The Art of Inventing Hope: Intimate Conversations with Elie Wiesel.” Jul 1, 2019 What is Risk Management, and How Will it Save Chicago Money? Mayor Lori Lightfoot has appointed the city’s first “chief risk officer.” What exactly does that job entail – and how will it save Chicago millions of dollars a year? Jul 1, 2019 Where and When to See the Best Chicago-Area Wildflowers If you want to see wildflowers in and around Chicago, photographer Mike MacDonald will tell you where to go – and when – for the most glorious blooms. Load More Thanks to our sponsors:
